Four Pillars Australian Christmas Gin 2026 700ml

“Christmas pudding in gin form, packed with juniper, dried fruit, citrus and warming spice.”

Four Pillars Australian Christmas Gin 2026 is back for its eleventh annual release, and once again it manages to make drinking Christmas pudding seem like an entirely reasonable festive decision.

Classic juniper leads the way, followed by cinnamon, dried fruit, citrus and warming Christmas spice. A finishing touch of aged Rutherglen Muscat adds richness and gentle sweetness, giving the gin a generous, rounded palate without losing the piney juniper character underneath it.

The 2026 release is limited, beautifully presented and made for Christmas gifting, festive cocktails or simply pouring over ice once the cooking is finished and everyone else can fend for themselves.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Piney juniper with cinnamon, citrus peel, dried fruit and warming Christmas spices.

Palate: Rich and rounded with plum pudding, sultana, currant and orange, layered with cinnamon, spice and gentle Muscat sweetness.

Finish: Long and warming with lingering dried fruit, citrus, juniper and festive spice.

About The Distillery

Four Pillars was established in Victoria's Yarra Valley and has become one of Australia's best known gin producers, with its home in Healesville.

Australian Christmas Gin began with co founder Cameron Mackenzie's family Christmas tradition. His mother, Wilma, made her Christmas pudding each year using a 1968 Australian Women's Weekly recipe. That tradition eventually inspired the idea of taking the flavours and ingredients of Christmas pudding and turning them into gin.

The 2026 release continues that tradition under Head Distiller Sarah Prowse, combining a juniper base with Christmas pudding inspired ingredients including cinnamon, star anise, coriander seed and angelica, before finishing the gin with aged Rutherglen Muscat.

Essentially, someone looked at Christmas pudding and thought, “this would be considerably better as gin.” They had a point.

Serving Suggestions

Keep it simple and pour it over ice for a rich after dinner drink, or add ginger beer or dry ginger ale and fresh lime for an easy Christmas highball.

For something a little more festive, Four Pillars recommends using it in a Christmas Cup, Holiday Pash or Christmas Eggnog. It is also very good alongside Christmas pudding, fruit mince pies, dark chocolate and richer desserts.

Collector’s Note

Australian Christmas Gin is produced as an annual limited edition, with new artwork commissioned for each release.

The 2026 label artwork is by Sydney collage artist Kubi Vasak, whose hand cut design celebrates the colour, traditions and nostalgia of an Australian summer Christmas.

Details

Producer: Four Pillars Gin
Release: 2026 Limited Edition
Style: Australian Christmas Gin
Region: Healesville, Yarra Valley, Victoria
Bottle Size: 700ml
ABV: 43.8%
Key Flavours: Juniper, Plum Pudding, Dried Fruit, Citrus, Cinnamon, Christmas Spice, Muscat
Availability: Limited Seasonal Release